Jurgen Klopp feels Liverpool's struggles of the past six weeks would have been replicated next season if he hadn't taken the decision to step down as manager this summer.

From being in a position where they were battling on four fronts heading into the FA Cup quarter-final against Manchester United in mid-March, the Carabao Cup winners find themselves out of contention for the FA Cup and Europa League and highly likely to finish the Premier League season in third place.

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"I did it for a pretty long time and I knew I couldn't continue to do it at the standard necessary for a club like Liverpool."

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The Reds will appoint Feyenoord boss Arne Slot as Klopp's replacement in the coming weeks, and the German says he will would like to return to Anfield to watch a match from the stands.

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"It will be super tough not to be part of it anymore in the way I'm part of it now – because I will stay part of it, I will," he said.

"I will come and watch games, and if whoever is the next manager doesn't like having me in the stands, this time, I couldn't be bothered."

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